Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL - 2025

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Very surprised that Jah not on a practice squad, was thinking he would make it and Danny S. would be a question mark. Also thought that Daniel Jackson could make a practice squad. Doesn’t have the speed but great route runner and can catch. Usually those guys stick around. Hope they find their way. Congrats to all the former Gophers that have made it!
 

NotAFanOfBecky said:
Very surprised that Jah not on a practice squad, was thinking he would make it and Danny S. would be a question mark. Also thought that Daniel Jackson could make a practice squad. Doesn’t have the speed but great route runner and can catch. Usually those guys stick around. Hope they find their way. Congrats to all the former Gophers that have made it!
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I've been keeping an eye out. Hopefully he gets picked up.
 




Updated list of pro Gophers heading into Week 1, now with Tyler Johnson put to the practice squad after a recent change by the Jets.

NFL 53 Man Rosters
  • WR Rashod Bateman - Baltimore Ravens
  • QB Max Brosmer - Minnesota Vikings
  • LB Blake Cashman - Minnesota Vikings
  • OL Aireontae Ersery - Houston Texans
  • OL Daniel Faalele - Baltimore Ravens
  • LB Jack Gibbens - New England Patriots
  • DB Jordan Howden - New Orleans Saints
  • TE Nick Kallerup - Seattle Seahawks
  • TE Ko Kieft - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • LB Cody Lindenberg - Las Vegas Raiders
  • DE Boye Mafe - Seattle Seahawks
  • OC John Michael Schmitz - New York Giants
  • DB Eric Murray - Jacksonville Jaguars
  • DB Tyler Nubin - New York Giants
  • DE Esezi Otomewo - Pittsburgh Steelers
  • DB Terell Smith - Chicago Bears
  • TE Brevyn Spann-Ford - Dallas Cowboys
  • DB Benjamin St-Juste - Los Angeles Chargers
  • DE Danny Striggow - Jacksonville Jaguars
  • DB Antoine Winfield Jr. - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Injured Reserve
  • DB Justin Walley - Indianapolis Colts
NFL Practice Squads
  • DT Kyler Baugh, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • DT Jack Henderson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • WR Tyler Johnson, New York Jets
Other Leagues
  • RB Shannon Brooks - Arizona Rattlers, IFL
  • QB Demry Croft - Omaha Beef, NAL
  • QB Chris Streveler - Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CFL
  • WR Drew Wolitarsky - Hamilton Tiger Cats, CFL
Free Agents
  • LB De’Vondre Campbell
  • OL Tyler Cooper
  • DE Carter Coughlin
  • OL Chuck Filiaga
  • DE Jah Joyner
  • LB Thomas Rush
 
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Campbell may as well retire. He’s never being picked up again
 



And the "Strib" just posted a nice article.

Jalen Logan-Redding, a sixth-year defensive tackle for the Gophers, knows a little bit about Aireontae Ersery. After all, Logan-Redding spent many a practice over the past three seasons lining up opposite the 6-6, 330-pounder who was selected in the second round (48th overall) by the Houston Texans the 2025 NFL draft.
Ersery impressed the Texans coaches in training camp so much that not only did they move him from right tackle to left tackle, they also made the rookie a starter for the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. That surprises Logan-Redding not one bit.
“He’s been putting in the work and being the sponge, like any Gopher would when you go to the league,” said Logan-Redding, who talks occasionally with Ersery by phone. “He’s taking all the coaching that you can take.”
Ersery isn’t the only one.
He’s part of 24 former Gophers players who were on NFL rosters or practice squads as of Wednesday, ahead of Thursday night’s season opener between the Eagles and Cowboys in Philadelphia. Seven of those 24 Gophers in the NFL come from last year’s team — Ersery, quarterback Max Brosmer of the Vikings, defensive back Jack Henderson of Tampa Bay’s practice squad, tight end Nick Kallerup of Seattle, linebacker Cody Lindenberg of Las Vegas, defensive end Danny Striggow of Jacksonville and Indianapolis cornerback Justin Walley, who’s injured and out for the season.
“We take a lot of pride in coaching in terms of developing guys to get to that level, and then it’s awesome for our current guys to see the process of it,” Gophers defensive coordinator Danny Collins said. “Hey, maybe it didn’t start off the greatest when that guy was a freshman, right? And the young guys right now get to see the growth, and they get to see, ‘Hey, that’s what it looks like if you just continue to change your best every single day.’ ”
The total of 24 Gophers on NFL rosters is the most under coach P.J. Fleck, and it shows the coaching staff has pushed the program forward in development. In 2024, the Gophers had 20 players on opening-day NFL rosters or practice squads. In 2023, that total was 17. In 2022, it was 14.
Fleck, who’s entering his ninth season as Minnesota’s coach, has had 19 players who finished their careers with the Gophers selected in the NFL draft. That includes an active six-year streak of at least one player selected in the first or second round — the program’s longest streak since 1940-45. Sixteen of those 19 remain on NFL rosters.
 














GophersInIowa said:
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Johnson caught 2 passes for 31 yards and had an illegal motion penalty. Jets elevated him from the practice squad yesterday and signed him to the 53-man roster after the game. Fields did look good yesterday. He seems to have cleaned up some of his throwing mechanics. The guy is talented and I thought the Steelers did him wrong by replacing him with the egocentric Russell Willson last year.
 



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